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 By: Brian Murray, LMHC, NCC Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental disorder characterized by difficulty with interpersonal relationships. Common symptoms include conflict, addictions, self-harm, impulsive and reckless behavior, and they frequently feel suicidal. Most individuals experience a rapid shift in mood ranging from good to bad to angry to fear of abandonment and rejections from others. The feelings experienced in BPD are usually caused by a tendency to see things in terms of black and white thinking while contributing to conflicting views of the self-known as dichotomous thinking. They are highly sensitive people and dependent on how others view and treat them in their relationships. People with BPD struggle to manage their emotions and lose functionality when feeling upset, sometimes with explosive anger. People with BPD can be seemingly high functioning and educated in the workplace and social settings. However, it is their personal life where they str...

By: Brian Murray, LMHC, NCC     Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, is a serious mental health condition that affects approximately 3% of the general population with 70% of those individuals being female. Despite this, the public appears to know very little about this disorder. Typically, it becomes known someone is either diagnosed with the condition or finds themselves in a relationship with someone who has BPD. BPD is recognized by its core features which include mood instability and fear of abandonment. This criteria sometimes creates confusion as it can have symptoms similar to Bipolar disorder, which is a mood disorder, however the clinical diagnostic criteria are much different. People with this condition frequently conduct self-harm practices such as threatening suicide, cutting, addiction issues, and eating disorders. They have unstable identity issues, so they are attracted to people with a strong personality such as Narcissists or those who appear grounded ...

By: Brian Murray LMHC, NCC   An abusive person is someone who has issues with power and control in a relationship. The abuse can come in many forms such as emotional, physical, sexual, and financial just to name a few. Knowing what to look for with abusive behaviors can help you build better relationships. The early warning signs can serve as red flags that the person you are involved with is not healthy. This goes beyond the occasional conflict that most couples encounter and reasonably resolve. This is about behavioral clues that indicate someone is abusive, manipulating, and possibly dangerous. We all get angry at times, however if you are married or involved with someone who frequently manipulates to the point where you’re belittled, criticized, called names, physically harmed, and begin to feel concern for your safety and well-being that should be enough to signal it’s time to end the relationship and get out. Listed below are 15 points to help you build awareness and ...